Devi
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-0111
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-0111
- Author or attribution
- Mark Cartwright
- Record type
- Article
- Language
- English
- Date / edition
- 2015-12-05
- Source / repository
- World History Encyclopedia
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- Kali Library Research Catalogue; Philosophy, Theology, and Comparative Religion
Description and curator notes
A general-audience account of Devi and her manifestations, including Kali. The article offers an accessible entry point into goddess terminology, but its compressed treatment requires scholarly cross-checking. In particular, readers should use the verified Devi Mahatmya editions and specialist studies in this catalog to establish that text’s narrative and Purana context. This existing site resource is retained as a freely available introductory article, with a lower reliability classification than primary editions and academic research.
KALI-0111 — Kali Library Research Catalogue.
Access and reliability assessments below are supplied by the curator's 4–5 November 2026 research release, not a new independent verification.
Author / attribution: Mark Cartwright
Publication: World History Encyclopedia · 2015-12-05
Format / language: General reference article · English
Kali relevance: Broad Devi context including Kali; not Kali-specific scholarship.
Subjects: Philosophy, Theology, and Comparative Religion
Evidence / reliability: General educational reference; historical and textual claims require cross-checking
Access / rights: Complete text checked 2026-11-05. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike; linked images may have separate terms.
Source and alternate access links:
Read complete text: https://www.worldhistory.org/Devi/
Source access
Read or locate the original source at World History Encyclopedia
Rights and reading conditions
Complete text checked 2026-11-05. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike; linked images may have separate terms. This library links to the source and does not reproduce its full text.
Citation
Mark Cartwright. Devi. World History Encyclopedia · 2015-12-05.
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